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Global semiconductor sales reached $12.53 billion in December 2002, a 2.3 percent decrease from the $12.83 billion in revenue reported in November 2002, and a 23.1 percent increase from the $10.18 billion total recorded in December 2001.

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While current economic conditions will affect all aspects of the semiconductor industry, the impact on the embedded field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) market should be minimal, according to In-Stat/MDR.

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